Bracket.



H. H. BAKER.

BRACKEL. APPLICATION FILED JULY I3, I916. RENEWED JAN. 25- 1918.

1,260,951. v Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

if TE HARRY H. BAKER, OFPHILADELPHIA, rnnnsvnvnnra BRACKET,

l Speeiiication of Letters Patent.

Patented Ma. 2e, 191s.

appncaaonmeazrul is. 191c,seria1m. 109,942. Renewedil'anuary 25,1918. -Serial 110.213519. 1

ToaZ Z whom it mtzyconcerm Be it known that I, HARRY H; BAKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, inthe county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Brackets, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relatesto brackets andhas particular reference to that type of brackets pipes or the like to the-sides of buildings or employed for supporting and securing rain similar supports. j

Another ob'ectof the invention is topro.-

vide a bracket 'ofthe above character with means for connecting interfittmgpipes without resorting to the use of solder, rivets or similar connecting elements. 1

Furtherobject is to provide a'bracket pri marily adapted to secure a rain pipe or water spout to a fixed support, means being provided for attaching the bracket to la fixed support and for-adjusting the same to various vertical positions, whereby a, pipe supported by the bracket; is capable of being adjusted vertically with respect togacooperating 0r i11terfittlng pipe member.

A still further object is to provide a bracket of the above character with means for readily and conveniently connecting the same with a pipe or pipes without necessitating the use of attaching permanent securing members to said pipes. With the above and other objects inview which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the" details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure'l is a perspectiveviewo'f the preferred form of bracket comprising the present invention,

Fig; 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof illustrating the application of the device,"

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating a slight modification of the bracket,

- Fig; 5 is a fragmentary front elevation of the modified form of bracket. Similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views of the drawing. 1

The bracket shown in Figs; 1 to 3 prefer ably consists of a stamped sheet metal structure 1, which is adapted to be connected a regulated manner.

with the side of a building 2 in a manner to be presently disclosed. The structure 1- is provided witha front portion 3 having an inclined depressed wall 4L formed there- 1n. A slot 5 is provided in the wall 4 for the reception of a securing element 5 of any suitable type, said element being provided with a shank 6 extendingihrough the slot and a sharpened extremity 7, adapted to penetrate the wall or support .2. Inwardly bent side flanges 8 are integrally formed with the front portion 3 of the bracket and extend into contact or engagement with the wall 2. Spaced, horizontally alining openings 9 are formed in said side flanges in order to receive a horizontally disposed cross rod 1.0, which passes through the openings 9, in a manner illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, and rests upon a securing element 5, where by the entire weight of the bracket 1 is directly imposed upon the securing element 5". By positioningthe cross. rod 10 in-other openings 9 the vertical position of the bracket l-may'be adjusted to suit the requirements of a pipe or ductll which is supported bythe'bracket 1. r The lower extremity 12 of the front portion 3 isprovided with an integral upwardly extending projection or lip 13, which is designed to engage with the lower edge of the pipe 13 so that" the latter will be suptain portions of the pipe 13 so that the latter will be more effectively supported by A lower pipe or duct 15 is provided. with an enlarged upper extremity 17, which is adapted to surround the lower portion 12 of the bracket 1 and envelop the lower extremity =of the pipe 11. The upper edge of the pipe leis adapted to abut with the lower portion of the side flanges 8 whereby the up ward movement of the pipe 15 is stopped in s The lower portions (not shown) of the pipe 15 is supported in a similar manner as the lower extremity of the pipe 11, as will be obvious. The adjustment afforded by the openings 9 and cooperating cross rods 10 permit the pipes 11 and 15 to be adjusted vertically, whereby the length of saidpipes can be convenientlyre lated, this feature cannot be accomphshedby the present method of romieeting' ing the cooperating joints or meeting por tions of the pipes 11 and 15, thus imparting a degree of flexibleness to the connected pipes which cannot be obtained by a rela- ,7

' tivel-y solid connection obtained by the use of solder or the like.

In Figs. 4 and 5 there has been illustrated a slightly modified method of constructing the present invention I11 this, instance a bracket 18 is provided with inwardly extending side flanges 19, which terminate in outwardly extending projections 20. A

, fixed plate 21 is secured to a side wall 22 by means of securing elements 23, said plate 21 being provided with grooves or slots 24 designed to receive the projections 20 of the side flanges 19. Alining openings 25 are formed in the sidefianges 19 and in side flanges26 formed 011 the plate 21, said openings being identical in purpose as the openings-9 in the bracket 1. A cross rod 26 passes through the openings 25 so that the bracket 18 will be secured to the plate 20, said rod being adapted to be inserted in all of'the vertically positioned openings 25 so that the. bracket 18 while not only being supported by the plate 20 is also capable of being adjusted vertically with respect thereto. A lip 27 is formed on the lower extremity of the bracket 18 and is designed to engage with the under edgeportion of a pipe or duct 28, so that the latter will be supported by the bracket 18 and movable with respect thereto. While the pipe 28 has been illustrated to be rectilinear in cross section, it is to be understood that this construction is optional asthe brackets 1 and 18 may be employed to support all designs of pipes, whether they are square, circular, corrugated or otherwise formed.

' In View of the foregoing description it will be observed that all of the objects of the present invention have been achieved and that all the advantageous features above mentioned are, among others, present; moreover, it is to be understood that various changes and alterations may be made in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.

1. A. bracket for supporting sectional pipes comprising in combination with a support, means for connectingthe bracket to the support, means traversing the bracket for supporting the-same in" various adjusted positions, a lip formed on the lower end of said bracket for engaging with the lower ends of the pipe sections:

2. A bracket for supporting pipes, comprising in combination with a support, means for securing the bracket to the support, said bracket being provided withspaced horizontally alined openings, means passing through the openings forefi'ectinga vertical adjustment of thebracket with respect to said support, means formed on the lower edge of said bracket for engaging with the lower edge of certain of the pipes, and means provided on the'vertical edges of the bracket for engagement with the exterior surface of said pipes. a a

3. A bracket for supporting pipes, means formed adjacent to the lower extremity of said bracket folengagement with the lower edge of certain of the pipes, a securing element extending transversely through a slct formed in said bracket, atransversely arranged rod positionedin said bracket-and extending at right angles to said securing element and resting thereon, and meansfor adjusting the rod to various vertical positions on said bracket whereby said bracket is capable of being adjusted vertically spect to said securing element.

4 A bracket for-supporting pipes, a lip or projection formed on the lowerextremity of said bracket and adapted to engage with the under edge of certain of the pipes, the lower portion of said bracket being positioned between the walls of the pipes, a securing elemento-r elements positioned in a slot formed in said bracket and extending into a supporting wall and means for vertically adjusting said pipeand bracket with respect to said wall; i e i with re-' In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

"HARRY H. BAKER.

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